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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Homework Due Thur. May 27 (Alpha/CHS) - Fri. May 28 (Omega/SHS)

Read Act 1, Scenes 3 and 4 of Fences (pages 29-58)

Homework Due Tues. May 25 (Alpha/CHS) - Wed. May 26 (Omega/SHS)

Read Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 of Fences by August Wilson (pages 1-28)

Monday, May 17, 2010

Homework Due Wed., 5/19 (Alpha-CHS) - Thur., 5/20 (Omega-SHS)

Read "Blood-Burning Moon" by Jean Toomer (in Harlem Renaissance packet)

Homework Due Mon. 5/17 (Alpha-CHS) - Tues. 5/18 (Omega-SHS)

Read "Sweat" by Zora Neal Hurston (in Harlem Renaissance packet).

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Homework Due Thur., May 6 (Alpha/CHS) - Fri., May 7 (Omega/SHS)

Finish notes in Gatsby portfolio packet and type up your biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Portfolio is due Thursday, May 6 for Churchill students and Friday, May 7 for Sheldon students.

Final test on The Great Gatsby will be Monday, May 10 for Churchill students and Tuesday, May 11 for Sheldon students.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Homework Due Tues. May 4 (Alpha/CHS) - Wed. May 5 (Omega/SHS)

Finish reading The Great Gatsby: read chapters 8 and 9 and write chapter summaries.
Work on portfolio packet.

Homework Due Fri. 4/30 (Alpha/CHS) - Mon. 5/3

Read The Great Gatsby Chapters 6 and 7 and write chapter summaries.

Homework Due Wed. 4/28 (Alpha/CHS) - Thur. 4/29 (Omega/SHS)

Read The Great Gatsby Chapters 4 and 5 and write chapter summaries.

Homework Due Mon. 4/26 (Alpha/CHS) - Tues. 4/27 (Omega/SHS)

Read The Great Gatsby chapters 2 and 3 and write chapter summaries

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Homework Due Thur., April 22 (CHS-Alpha) / Fri., April 23 (SHS-Omega)

Read Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.

Poetry chapbooks are now due or past due, depending on the class!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Homework Due Thur., April 15 (CHS/Alpha) - Mon., April 19 (SHS/Omega)

Prepare for Frost exam! Study all the poems we have discussed, takes notes, etc.
You will need to use your packet on the test, so please don't forget to bring it with you.

Chapbooks will be due next class (4/20-4/21).

Monday, April 12, 2010

Homework Due Tues., April 13 (Alpha-CHS) / Wed., April 14 (Omega-SHS)

Read the Elaine Barry article " 'Design' and Frost's Sonnets" and answer the questions in ink on a separate sheet of paper.

Homework Due Fri., April 9 (Alpha-CHS) / Mon., April 12 (Omega-SHS)

Read pages 2-5 in the Frost packet--the Ciardi essay "How Does a Poem Mean?"--and answer the questions from page 5 in ink on a separate sheet of paper.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Homework Due Mon. 4/5 (Alpha/CHS) - Tues. 4/6 (Omega/SHS)

Write a poem of at least 8 lines using a rhyme pattern (such as ABABCDCD, ABBACDDC, AABBCCDD, etc.).

Friday, February 26, 2010

Homework Due Tues., March 2 (Alpha) / Wed., March 3 (Omega)

Read pages 83-111 of Chronicle of a Death Foretold and work on character list.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Homework Due Wed., Feb. 23 (Churchill) / Thurs., Feb. 24 (Sheldon)

Read pages 1-29 of Chronicle of a Death Foretold and work on annotated character list.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Complete Reading Schedule for LWfC: Sheldon/Omega days

Like Water for Chocolate

Reading Schedule

(Schabtach’s Classes—Sheldon/Omega Days)

Dates listed are dates reading is DUE. Quizzes are possible on any of these days!

For Thursday, Feb. 4:

Read January-February.

For Monday, Feb. 8:

Read March-April.

For Wednesday, Feb. 10:

Read May-June.

For Friday, Feb. 12:

Read July-August.

For Wednesday, Feb. 17:

Read September-October.

For Friday, Feb. 19:

Read November-December.

Complete Reading Schedule for LWfC: Churchill

Like Water for Chocolate

Reading Schedule

(Schabtach’s Classes—Alpha Days)

Dates listed are dates reading is DUE. Quizzes are possible on any of these days!

For Wednesday, Feb. 3:

Read January-February.

For Friday, Feb. 5:

Read March-April.

For Tuesday, Feb. 9:

Read May-June.

For Thursday, Feb. 11:

Read July-August.

For Tuesday, Feb. 16:

Read September-October.

For Thursday, Feb. 18:

Read November-December.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Homework Due Wed., Feb. 3 (Churchill) / Thur., Feb. 4 (Sheldon)

Read chapters 1 and 2 ("January" and "February") of Like Water for Chocolate.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Homework Due Thur., Jan. 21 (Churchill) / Fri., Jan. 22 (Sheldon)

Work on My Antonia papers and presentations!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Homework Due Tues., Jan. 19 (Churchill) / Wed., Jan. 20 (Sheldon)

Finish reading My Antonia--read pages 211-238
and work on final presentations and papers!

Homework Due Thur., Jan. 14 (Churchill) / Fri., Jan. 15 (Sheldon)

Read My Antonia Books III and IV (pages 165-207)
and think about/work on final presentations and papers!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Homework Due Tues., Jan. 12 (CHS) / Wed., Jan. 13 (Sheldon)

Read My Antonia Book 2 Chapters 9-15 (pages 127-161).
Begin thinking about essay or presentation.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Homework Due Fri., Jan. 8 (Alpha-Churchill) / Mon., Jan. 11 (Omega-Sheldon)

Read My Antonia Book 2 Chapters I-VIII (pages 93-126)
and finish found poem


Homework Due Thur., Jan. 7 (Sheldon)

Read My Antonia Book I Chapters XIV-XIX (pages 62-90)

Monday, January 4, 2010

Homework Due Tues., Jan. 5 (Sheldon) / Wed., Jan. 6 (Churchill)

FOR SHELDON STUDENTS:

For Tuesday, 1/5:

Read My Antonia Book I Chapters I-XIII (pages 5-61)


FOR CHURCHILL STUDENTS:

For Wednesday, 1/6:

Read My Antonia Book I Chapters VIII-XIX (pages 35-90)